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A review by libraryforspooky
The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl
4.0
The first day of school started with a funeral.
Firstly, I saw this at Barnes and Noble as January's hottest fiction read for the month and thought I just had to have it. Pretty little liars meets Once Upon A Time, you say? Well, say no more - this is my kind of read.
So, this is apparently the first book in the series and I don't think the second book has a release date yet - so if you're a "I like to read series after they finish" kind of person, turn away and try again in a few years. There are 4 main characters in the novel.
Ari is the friend who passes away and the secret keeper. Honestly, I didn't really vibe with her ghost. She had a lot of secrets, lied to her friends and didn't even warn them about the curse thats upon Grimrose Academy.
Ella - sweet sweet Ella. She was my favorite character, an underdog. A life full of anything but kindness yet she's full of it! She's also really smart, on scholarship at the academy.
Rory is headstrong with a temper thats ready to bounce at any given time. She's a firecracker and I LOVE that. She'll stand up to her friends and for her friends. She always seems to find the good and the ugly in situations. Also - she's like super rich.
Yuki had a lot of character development throughout the book. I'll be honest, I didn't really like her at first. She was always so ready to turn against her friends because she had some kind of defense mechanism on what the unknown is. However, when her friends really needed her, she was there. I think that shows the best kind of development, to know that love means setting aside differences to all come together.
Noni is the new kid who took over the dead girls bunk. Talk about awkward teen years. Anyway, she comes off cold to everybody and she starts warming up. Truthfully, Noni is just a scared, lost girl who is trying to find the one person in her life who doesn't want to be found. She's headstrong though and she's made a bond that will last her through the years.
I really liked Grimrose Girls, enough that I don't mind picking up the second book to find out about that cliffhanger. I do feel like that perhaps the book was shortened before publishing - it seemed like the first half of the book was in circles about feeling uncomfortable to find out what is really going on. It was probably three quarters in the book that the friend group finally starts to work together. It was kind of exhausting with Yuki and then the ending was wrapped up. You're sitting there scratching your head like - what??? Still a four stars to me though.
Firstly, I saw this at Barnes and Noble as January's hottest fiction read for the month and thought I just had to have it. Pretty little liars meets Once Upon A Time, you say? Well, say no more - this is my kind of read.
So, this is apparently the first book in the series and I don't think the second book has a release date yet - so if you're a "I like to read series after they finish" kind of person, turn away and try again in a few years. There are 4 main characters in the novel.
Ari is the friend who passes away and the secret keeper. Honestly, I didn't really vibe with her ghost. She had a lot of secrets, lied to her friends and didn't even warn them about the curse thats upon Grimrose Academy.
Ella - sweet sweet Ella. She was my favorite character, an underdog. A life full of anything but kindness yet she's full of it! She's also really smart, on scholarship at the academy.
Rory is headstrong with a temper thats ready to bounce at any given time. She's a firecracker and I LOVE that. She'll stand up to her friends and for her friends. She always seems to find the good and the ugly in situations. Also - she's like super rich.
Yuki had a lot of character development throughout the book. I'll be honest, I didn't really like her at first. She was always so ready to turn against her friends because she had some kind of defense mechanism on what the unknown is. However, when her friends really needed her, she was there. I think that shows the best kind of development, to know that love means setting aside differences to all come together.
Noni is the new kid who took over the dead girls bunk. Talk about awkward teen years. Anyway, she comes off cold to everybody and she starts warming up. Truthfully, Noni is just a scared, lost girl who is trying to find the one person in her life who doesn't want to be found. She's headstrong though and she's made a bond that will last her through the years.
I really liked Grimrose Girls, enough that I don't mind picking up the second book to find out about that cliffhanger. I do feel like that perhaps the book was shortened before publishing - it seemed like the first half of the book was in circles about feeling uncomfortable to find out what is really going on. It was probably three quarters in the book that the friend group finally starts to work together. It was kind of exhausting with Yuki and then the ending was wrapped up. You're sitting there scratching your head like - what??? Still a four stars to me though.